Short Description

Zocor (generic name: simvastatin; brand names include: Simlup / Simcardis / Ranzolont / Simvador) is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or "statin" used in combination with a low-cholesterol and low-fat diet to lower the amount of cholesterol and other fatty substances in your blood.

Zocor may also be used in certain adolescent patients, age 10 to 17 years, who have a genetically caused cholesterol problem.

Zocor also helps prevent medical problems caused by cholesterol:

Zocor reduces the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and the need for revascularization procedures in patients at high risk of coronary events. It is used as a risk factor intervention in patients at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia.